Pea Protein and Increased Blood Glucose Levels

• Pea protein preload improves postprandial glucose response in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study.

  • 2026-06
  • RCT
  • European journal of nutrition 65(4)
  • • Arig Elbira
    • Priscilla Grace Gnanasekaran Punithalayal
    • Alan Javier Hernández-Álvarez
    • Christine Boesch

  • PubMed: 42274793
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00394-026-03971-3

  5 Insights on

  • Increased Blood Glucose Levels

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  Both PP and PrePP significantly reduced postprandial glucose excursion (0.46 vs. 1.125 mmol/L), compared to CHO (1.89 mmol/L).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not stated